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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the last section, "May 24 Graduation," the author makes the trip back to his university to see ________ graduate.
(a) His daughter and one of his doctoral students.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His son and daughter.
(d) His son.

2. How does Stuart feel about his father?
(a) He is very angry.
(b) He is very annoyed.
(c) He is very proud.
(d) He is very embarrassed.

3. While driving along the way to take his son back, what does the author see?
(a) Flowers of spring.
(b) Animals of spring.
(c) Heat of summer.
(d) Insects of spring.

4. What kind of fish does the author consider the perch to be?
(a) Expensive fish.
(b) Trash fish.
(c) Good fish.
(d) Rare fish.

5. Even though the author has not killed a deer or even fired a shot, why does he declare it a successful season?
(a) He enjoyed spending time with his nephew.
(b) He did not want to kill any deer.
(c) He has observed all kinds of animals he may never have encountered if he was not hunting.
(d) He liked being outside.

6. Why might the squirrels be biting down into the bark?
(a) To catch bugs in the bark.
(b) To drill a hole in the bark to make a nest.
(c) To eat the bark.
(d) To allow the sap to escape.

7. In "March 14 Storm" what is the author beginning to feel?
(a) Angry.
(b) Sick.
(c) Cabin fever.
(d) Anxious.

8. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Bob.
(c) Joe.
(d) Bill.

9. In another very detailed dream, he is looking for a place to rest but is suddenly swept away by ______________ elephants.
(a) Gentle.
(b) Graceful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Menacing.

10. In the section "May 7," the author observes a few more nesting birds and notes their mating rituals are starting to _______.
(a) Begin.
(b) End.
(c) Be renewed.
(d) Increase.

11. In "January 31," the author must deal with extreme cold weather as well as the return of _______.
(a) The mice.
(b) The ravens.
(c) The flies.
(d) The deer.

12. When the author and his friend get to the stream, can any fish be found?
(a) Yes, a few.
(b) Yes, but not at first.
(c) No.
(d) Yes, many.

13. Where can moss grow?
(a) In strong sunlight.
(b) Very few places.
(c) On rotting stumps and trees, in decaying grass, on rocks and ridges, and sometimes just on the bare ground.
(d) In very dry locations.

14. The author is intrigued that the grubs don't seem affected by __________.
(a) His touching them.
(b) The extreme cold.
(c) His smell.
(d) Loud noises.

15. In "April 8," what does the author check out on a dairy farm?
(a) The dairy products made there.
(b) The farm's machinery.
(c) A raven's nest.
(d) A cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author spends Christmas with whom in "December 25"?

2. In "December 12 Rump Steak," the author discovers that the steak that he thought a friendly neighbor left him to enjoy through the winter was actually what?

3. The author visits his son's school in __________________.

4. On December 9, the author returns to his cabin in the woods just in time for what event?

5. While in town, for what does he find a lead?

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